In a speech Friday, the leader of the Hizballah said he will not tolerate any criticism of his group’s role in Syria because it was a duty to defend Syria, and ultimately Lebanon, against a U.S-Israel plot to divide and weaken the region. He also said his group will support the regime of Assad wherever needed. Hardline Sunni clerics in Lebanon have also backed Lebanese fighters on the side of the rebels. A prominent ultraconservative Sunni Salafi cleric from northern Lebanon, Al-Islam Al-Shahal, told a popular private TV station Sunday that Sunni able men should make Syria their “tourist destination for holy war” this summer. Al-Shahal’s son fought in Syria. Read more: world.time/2013/06/16/killing-of-4-shiites-in-lebanon-deepens-tension/#ixzz2WRyxwKrP
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:57:17 +0000
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